Ok, my grandpa is stragely enough one of those men who has to build overbuilt contraptions, purhaps it's some strange Germanic Gene, who knows.
But, yes I grew up with the Three Horsepower Central Air conditioner, the Ford Pinto converted into a four wheel drive woodsplitter/flat bed pickup, The 6 wheel drive ajusting shock riding mower (this thing climbs stairs).
So who could build the biggest utility device, that still works.
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muahaha! I voted for Tim Allen, because I don't know your grandpa, and Manji is crazy.
Now that I think about it, your grandpa should win, because among the contestants, he's the only one of them who actually built stuff (or so you would have us believe). So I voted for the wrong candidate. It was the butterfly ballot! It confused me!
Now that I think about it, your grandpa should win, because among the contestants, he's the only one of them who actually built stuff (or so you would have us believe). So I voted for the wrong candidate. It was the butterfly ballot! It confused me!
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Only thing of Manji's that I know of that is close to buildable would be his 16" gunned submarine. It's a really stupid idea, but it's been done before on a smaller scale.Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi wrote:I'd say your grandpa, since Manji's concept ships would sink the moment they're placed into water, disqualifying him, and I really haven't seen Tim Allen make something big.
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Manji took an idea for a mile long transport blimp that could pick up an aircraft carrier, and turned it into a massive aerial battleship carrier that would need ten times the lift. He has the others beat.
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He wanted broadside fire though. The M12's and the French 8 inch gunned Surcof where limited to end on.Frank Hipper wrote:Only thing of Manji's that I know of that is close to buildable would be his 16" gunned submarine. It's a really stupid idea, but it's been done before on a smaller scale.Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi wrote:I'd say your grandpa, since Manji's concept ships would sink the moment they're placed into water, disqualifying him, and I really haven't seen Tim Allen make something big.
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NO SHIT? HAHAHA! I didn't know that ! Ever see a kayaker roll ? HA!Sea Skimmer wrote:He wanted broadside fire though. The M12's and the French 8 inch gunned Surcof where limited to end on.Frank Hipper wrote:Only thing of Manji's that I know of that is close to buildable would be his 16" gunned submarine. It's a really stupid idea, but it's been done before on a smaller scale.Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi wrote:I'd say your grandpa, since Manji's concept ships would sink the moment they're placed into water, disqualifying him, and I really haven't seen Tim Allen make something big.
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Its more likely the mounting would just be ripped out of the hull, though it might still capsize as it sank from massivly flooding.Frank Hipper wrote:NO SHIT? HAHAHA! I didn't know that ! Ever see a kayaker roll ? HA!Sea Skimmer wrote:He wanted broadside fire though. The M12's and the French 8 inch gunned Surcof where limited to end on.Frank Hipper wrote:Only thing of Manji's that I know of that is close to buildable would be his 16" gunned submarine. It's a really stupid idea, but it's been done before on a smaller scale.
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